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added by Ts Dec. 29, 2017, 9:34 a.m.
What point did the former meridian 0 °, called the Ferro meridian, run through?
through the Greenwich district in London
by the astronomical observatory in Paris
through the Spanish island of El Hierro
through the Italian city of Ferro
El Hierro, nicknamed Isla del Meridiano (the "Meridian Island"), is the smallest and farthest south and west of the Canary Islands. The line of longitude running through El Hierro (Ferro), the westernmost of the Canary Islands, was known in European history as the prime meridian in common use outside of the future British Empire.
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added by Paweł Kołodziejczyk Aug. 4, 2015, 1:13 p.m.
Which way ran ancient meridian 0°, called the Ferro Meridian?
Through the Greenwich district in London
Through the observatory in Paris
Through the Spanish island named El Hierro
Through the Ferro Italian city
ElHierro- the smallest island in the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands. It is put farthest to the South and west in the archipelago. For centuries putting the island was recognised as a point of reference for deleting of maps and doing calculations.In 1634 XIII Louis of for Franko and Richelieu confirmed that the Ferro meridian should be used on maps as the meridian of the reference.
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+2 Very interesting!  globalquiz.org
      Acceptable  Kampfgraff
      Acceptable  Fabienne
+1 Very interesting!  M